"Infamous" is a drama, based on the novel by George Plimpton called "Truman Capote: In Which Various Friends, Enemies, Acquaintances, and Detractors Recall His Turbulent Career".
The movie itself centers around Truman Capote, the well-known writer. Capote reads a small blurb in the newspaper about the gruesome murders of an entire small-town Kansas family. With the aid of fellow writer and longtime friend Nelle Harper Lee (the author of "To Kill A Mockingbird"), Capote travels to Kansas to uncover the story. At first, his bizarre big-city ways alienate him from the Midwestern crowd...but slowly, he works his way in. When the killers are caught, he goes to get their sides of the story. He has little trouble with young Dick Hickock...but enigmatic Perry Smith proves something of a challenge.
The movie itself is something of a historical drama. However, it also goes between segments where people from Capote's life (friends, lovers, fellow writers) discuss him. The movie didn't move along particularly well. Some of the parts seemed thrown in just for the heck of it. The section where Capote visited Perry Smith in prison seemed especially long, and some of the parts of it didn't seem to fit in to the overall story. There are some disturbing moments to this movie, including the execution of the Clutter family and a few unsettling moments in prison as well.
All in all, "Infamous" isn't a terrible movie. Slightly on the long side, and it does tend to drag at points. However, some terrific performances make it worth a look.
Starring - Toby Jones, Sandra Bullock, Sigourney Weaver, Gwyneth Paltrow, Daniel Craig, Jeff Daniels, and Peter Bogdanovich. Directed by Douglas McGrath.
Time - 1 hour, 50 minutes. Rated - R (Language, violence, sexuality)
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